Vent Fields

Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
To sort the list of Vent Fields, click on a column header.
To view details for a specific Vent Field, click on the Name ID.
To view the subset of Vent Fields that contain a specific category, click on the category (for example, "active, confirmed" in the "Activity" column).

Vent Field Name ID	Activity	Tectonic Setting	Region	Latitude	Longitude	Maximum or Single Reported Depth	Year and How Discovered
Solwara 18	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.0760	147.2390	1308	2008 plumes with some sites subsequently observed with ROV; 2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed)
Hook Ridge	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Bransfield Strait	-62.1940	-57.2745	1080	1997 hot sediment; 1995 plume only; 1999 even hotter sediment
Mariner	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.1800	-176.6017	1910	2003 plume and camera tow; 2004 submersible Shinkai 6500
Temakons	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	New Hebrides back-arc	-17.5667	169.1000	1400	1994 towed camera with temperature
North Knoll, Iheya Ridge	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	27.7908	126.8966	1100	1995 deep tow survey
Yokosuka	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	25.2638	124.3733	2190	2016 ROV Kaiko; 2014 plume only
western Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.0000	147.0000	1800	NotProvided
MTJ, T08C01	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.9629	-174.7961	2400	2008 plume only
Bayonnaise Knoll caldera	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Izu-Bonin back-arc	31.9667	139.7333	900	2003 temperature anomalies, but camera survey observed inactive vent deposits
MTJ, V12A-04	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.9540	-174.7110	1330	2012 plume only
Franklin Seamount	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Woodlark Basin	-9.9083	151.8300	2366	1990 submersible Mir
Tahi Moana 1	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.6900	-176.1800	2256	2008 commercial ROV; 2004 plume only
Mussel Valley	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-18.8167	173.4833	2700	1989 submersible Nautile; 1987 plume; 1988 towed camera did not confirm activity
C-ELSC, plume 18	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.9500	-176.2390	2230	2004 plume only
Deception Island	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Bransfield Strait	-62.9500	-60.6500	100	1995 or earlier intertidal
CLSC, A3	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-18.6000	-176.4500	2500	1990 submersible Mir
Solwara 19	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.6660	148.7640	1039	2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed)
NWLSC, Central Caldera	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.8000	-177.2666	2200	2008 plume and dredge only
Kueishan Island	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8333	121.9500	30	1999, likely by SCUBA
Nifonea Ridge	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	New Hebrides back-arc	-18.1330	169.5170	1900	2001 towed video; 2013 ROV Kiel 6000 black smokers
Higashi-Ensei	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	28.4393	128.1724	1220	2016 ROV Kaiko dives 723 and 724
Misiteli	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.4700	-176.7030	2050	2008 commercial ROV; 2003 plume only
Whale Island	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Taupo Volcanic Zone	-37.8600	176.9800	42	1990 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
FRSC, Fonualei South	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-17.5352	-174.5668	1620	2012 ROV Quest 4000
FRSC, Central	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.4917	-174.5417	2419	2004 plume only
central Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.4199	150.1681	2500	NotProvided
Mariana Trough, 14.5 N	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	14.4870	144.0940	4120	2015 plume only
Sumisu Rift	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Izu-Bonin back-arc	31.1000	139.8917	1600	1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only
Hawaiian Ridge	inactive	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	15.0000	-157.5000	5000	1987 or earlier
Bounty Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-25.1667	-129.4000	420	1999 submersible Nautile; 1989 plume only

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